New Fresh Gear= UnKommon Kolor!!!!

So, it's no secret here at Ancient Fortification that my boys, Blue the Great and Jeremy Biggers drop some dope shit. But, I have yet to do a feature on their clothing company,

Unkommon Kolor!!

Here is some of their latest work:

Unkommon Kolor!!! x New Era/ Unkommon Kolor!!! x Play Cloths

Custom painted New Era and Play Cloths fitteds. Can one make the word "fitted" plural? I guess we just did. Brought to you by Blue the Great and The Dude with the Beard respectively. We're all about being different here at Unkommon Kolor!!!, and what's more different than painting the under bill of a hat? Who's doing that?!?! Exactly. No one.

Also:

They have hand painted Skate Board Decks!
Handpainted and Screen printed Shirts and Hoodies!

So, go check them out at their blog:

Unkommon Kolor!!!- the blog
Unkommon Kolor- The Website/Store

In other news:

I have the Obama shirt! And I also want the following from KARMALOOP:







-T. "...GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!"

P.S. Shout out to the beautiful Andrea Hill of Candy+Andy's Legal Couture blog
"Age ain't nuthin' but a numba"

Excellent Mixtape for you Non Hip-Hop Types

Here's one of the many new white artists that are the new age of "rap-rock"...It's kind of a movement with the whole "hipster" (non gangsta/Non Bling) rap and Funk/ Maroon 5 type ish

I'll deem it Surburban Funk...
ANYWAY,

Here it is (click the album cover):

Bye Bye T-Tub

From ESPN.COM:

Unfortunately for Tommy Tuberville, 85 wins in a span of 10 seasons in arguably the most difficult conference in the country wasn't good enough. Recruiting in the SEC is almost as difficult as the competition is on Saturdays, particularly with shrewd recruiters such as Florida's Urban Meyer and Alabama's Nick Saban entering the conference in recent years. Still, Tuberville was successful on the trail.

Last year, the then-Auburn coach signed Scouts Inc.'s No. 19 class. In 2007, the Tigers had the No. 7 class in the country, and they were No. 12 the previous year.

Southeast Recruiting Blog

Tommy Tuberville's resignation may have alienated a few Auburn prospects who already were on the fence about the Tigers, writes JC Shurburtt. Blog

• Football recruiting index

There might not have been a better SEC staff than Tuberville's when it came to evaluating talent and discovering under-the-radar type prospects who fit the team's system. The Tigers might not always have signed classes with the most blue-chip athletes under Tuberville's watch, but their classes always were composed of depth and quality prospects with high ceilings for development.

Like previous Auburn recruiting classes under Tuberville, this 2009 group is composed of talent and depth. In our opinion, many of the key players from Auburn's current recruiting class will hold tight until a successor is named.

Auburn's recruiting class is sitting just outside our top 15 despite not claiming a single ESPNU 150 prospect. The group is led by Travante Stallworth (Leesville, La.), ESPN's No. 21 overall athlete, who had only an offer from Tulsa when he committed to the Tigers this past summer. The class is filled with prospects who, like Stallworth, do not boast a plethora of BCS offers to entice them away from their commitments to Auburn at this time.

When offensive coordinator Tony Franklin was let go during the season, there was speculation that many of the players who were recruited for his spread offense would begin looking elsewhere. But that didn't happen.

We feel there will be little player movement with this solid class until a new head honcho is named. At a place like Auburn, it more than likely will be a prominent name with a proven track record for success who can add stability and help entice this large group of pledges to remain committed. Nonetheless, Auburn should act quickly in trying to replace Tuberville; recruits could get restless if a lengthy coaching search is carried on.

Whoever gets the job at Auburn will be walking into a great situation in regards to long-term recruiting. Tuberville won without signing a multitude of real difference-makers, particularly at receiver and quarterback, in his tenure. But he certainly had all the accommodations to do so at a traditionally strong program such as Auburn. The next coach will be taking over a program with good facilities and fan support, both of which could be major selling points to recruits.

-T."HEY TIGERS! WE JUST BEAT THE HELL OUT OF YOU! RAMMER JAMMER YELLOW HAMMER, GIVE EM HELL ALABAMA!!!!!"

Just some cool new videos...

Here's some cool New Vids you should check out:

JAY-Z ft. Santogold- Brooklyn Go Hard

Jay-Z on iLike - Get updates inside iTunes

Wale: Nike Boots



Dallas Penn interpretation of Kanye West's "Streetlight"


Street Lights from dallas penn on Vimeo.

Blue the Great and Jeremy Bigger's "iHate"



Holla at these fools at
Blue The Great
Jeremy Biggers
Unkommon Kolor
That's all for today kids.

-T. "YEA! ALABAMA, DROWN EM TIDE..."

It's over....

I think Mikey Rocks from the Cool Kids said it best:

"And getting graphics in ya fade was fresh in the day
But it was jacked by the losers I'm bout too say screw it and
Grow a jerry curl wear a diaper like cupid or something else stupid
And see if people do it and if they do it then that proves it
People are juss losers and they'll anything if someone cool do it
But they won't do it first so I guess they not cool
And it's the end of the verse so I'm chucking that deuce"

You're probably asking yourself what I'm talking about? Well, I'm talking about Hip-Hop's ability to birth and effectively kill their own fads by overuse and mad biting. Our newest case?

The word: Swagger

Swagger has been almost as used and abused as autotune (Save Kanye's brilliance) in hip-hop as of late. It has been so misused in fac, that it's actual functional meaning in the English language has been lost. According to our great friends at Merriam-Webster:

1: to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner ; especially : to walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence
2: boast , brag
transitive verb: to force by argument or threat : bully

Here's what Styles P had to say about the Abuse of the word Swagger:




I can't lie though. I loved it when I first started using it, but then you have things like Soulja Boy's "Super Swag 18" bday party...I mean...Ok...that makes little to no sense...but whatever

Anyway, thats my tidbit on life for the day and something I saw on Flyness Effect's Blog which sparked this whole post was:

Download the Lil Wayne Mixtape under this...it's hot.
Buy the Kanye CD

-T. "...Why are you so Paranoid...?"

Go Buy the NEW KANYE CD

BUT! If you like free music better...Here's the latest installment in the Lil Wayne mixtape series:

DOWNLOAD HERE

-T. "...I dress white but my swag so urban"- Kanye

808s and Heartbreak

Mr. West invites you to listen to

808s AND HEARTBREAK

I personally prefer some of the leaks to the final product...Specifically (Welcome to Heartbreak, Robocop and Streetlights)...

STILL EXCELLENT.

Jeremy Biggers-Photographer Extraordinaire

The FOLLOWING IS FROM:

http://jeremybiggers.blogspot.com

READ, SEE, ENJOY. GO VOTE

Clash of the Cameras

I need your help. The beautiful ladies over at http://thekommonthread.blogspot.com conducted the first ever “Clash of the Cameras” between myself and Free of http://theycallmefree.blogspot.com and I need your vote. I know the word “vote” and the whole idea of voting has been a bit over-saturated this season, but nevertheless, this is the first competition I’ve ever entered as a photographer and it would be really swell if you would do your part in helping me win. Sure the prize is nothing more than bragging rights, but a win is a win right? I’m not as eloquent as Barack, and I don’t think I could mimic his cadence through text so I’ll spare you the speech. I’ll simply post the images with a brief description to allow you some sort of insight, but first allow me to explain the stipulations of the competition. Both of us were given 10 words or phrases, and had to photograph our interpretation of each word or phrase.

My goal for each of these images was to take the less obvious route in my interpretation. Force the viewer to wonder why I chose what I did to express each concept. So lets get right into it.

Black and White: This image is fairly straight forward. Just a “black and white” image. Hard to get less obvious with something this specific.

Portrait: The first thing you notice is the macro shot of someone’s eye… but if you look closely there is “more than meets the eye”… I understand that was corny… and I’m ok with that.

CLICK IT TO TRULY SEE IT!

Greek Life: I’m not big on Frats or Sororities so I really couldn’t care less about this particular subject matter but it was on the list so I had do what I had to do. Meh…

Historic Building: I’ve always wanted to shoot the “Old Red Courthouse” and this was my perfect opportunity to do so. I used a less than typical angle to capture this red brick castle turned museum.


Finer things in Life: My original concept for this was to shoot a 5-7 yr old in her mother’s dress and jewelry or slip and her displaying the “ring pop” like she was immensely proud of her engagement ring in a larger than life condescending manner. But the people that owned the kids kept flaking so I had to use my friend’s 2 year old. Needless to say a 2 year old isn’t the ideal “following directions” type. So I tweaked the concept and essentially shot until I got an image I thought I could use.



Motion: Concert photography. Throwing your hands in the air and waving them like you just don’t care qualifies as “motion” right?


Lust: You’ll need to view this image at full size to “get it”. Its more than just two women sharing an intimate moment, which seems to be the consensus for every male's fantasy. The two women you think you see is actually one woman… twice. Showing two sides of the same coin.

The Hood: The house my family lived in when we were at our lowest point financially.

Something Dealing With the Election: Black man. Chicken. Barack t-shirt. Doesn't get more clean cut than that.


Image that reflects who you are as a photographer: I don’t really consider myself a photographer per se. I’m more of an artist with an expensive hobby. I’m essentially nothing more than a graphic designer/painter that went out and bought a good camera. I’m a nerd. And I’m also a bit of a goof ball. I’m just a big kid. I enjoy life. So what better way to tie all these things together than a photo of me in footie pajamas with a huge head and large childlike eyes, floating in space with some other graphic design elements tossed in for good measure. No, that’s not just a picture of my head on someone else’s body. I actually went out and found some pjs that actually fit me. Everything about this image was done from scratch. No, stock images used what so ever.

So there you have it. My ten images from the first ever “Clash of the Cameras”. Now that you have the backstory that no one else will have the opportunity to know, go on over to http://thekommonthread.blogspot.com and vote for me! While I appreciate any love you leave me in my comment section (hint hint) only the votes left on their site will count. Voting ends Tuesday November 25 at midnight, but why wait until the last minute? There might be lines on the last day of voting, and no one likes to stand in line. You may as well go now... you're obviously on the internet what's one more click?

PEACE
ONE GOD ONE LOVE
J

ALSO...Check out J and Blue the Great at http://www.Unkommonkolor.com for some freshgear

-T. "What she got is so Niagra..."

Hot Hot Hot.

Courtesy of BLUE THE GREAT from http://prettyfuckindope.blogspot.com/ and His brother at http://flynesseffect.blogspot.com/ :

A.F. Presents:

DOWNLOAD: DOM KENNEDY-25TH HOUR MIXTAPE HERE

Listen to it if you love Hip-Hop. It's fresh. As usual.

"I ain't a nupe, but I'll certainly Kappa Nigga"

Once again, thanks to BTG.

-T. "...I'm Fresher than a day old"

1000+ Hits!!

From Devin T. : Hey all!!! So, the realms of Ancient Fortification have been visited over 1000 times in 2 weeks! I just wanted to take the time to thank you for stopping by and seeing what we have to say and of course getting updated on life and freshness and all those good things!

So, what's to come?????

More Music.
A new writer writing on Romance/Love advice
More Political ish from RAW
More general freshness from T.

So, its been awesome. On to 2000.

From Robert Weir: So 1000 already! I would like to thank all the readers who aspire to any kind of fortification in life. Rest assured that the spirit of this blog will be kept with more freshness from T., conventional wisdom from myself and more to come. Keep visiting in order to keep up on all the good things in life. Also don’t be afraid to comment or give the writers any kind of feedback. Don’t want to lose touch like the Republican Party, know what I mean?

Humbly Yours,

~Rob Weir “R.A.W”
On to 2000!

Lil Wayne- Dedication 3

For all those weezy lovers out there:

It's....interesting....

Lil Wayne-Dedication 3

Post Op...

Hey all!

My surgery is done. I appreciate all the support that I got from everyone!!!! Percocet is some wild stuff, so I'm getting off of that foolishness! Anyway. I won't be walking for the next month or so and I won't be running for another 3-4 months, so, holla at me.

That's all for today. Here's a pre-op video......

Yours truly,
T.

"Tell everybody THAT you know...."

Palin 2012?

If you watch or read the news regularly you have been overwhelmed by the amount of coverage over the past election and its participants. Get used to it or it’s going to be a long four years. There has been one key, conspicuous figure leading the articles. None other than Sarah Palin herself. As the Republican Party goes through a bout of “soul searching” due to their resounding loss, the argument of whether Palin was good/bad for the election is just beginning. She even went into an interview with Wolf Blitzer and declared she would be honored to help out the Obama administration. If you’re curious she didn’t botch this one and even managed to hurl some sly comments, saying Obama hung out with an “unrepentant domestic terrorist” (William Ayers). Sigh…and so it continues.

Along with this tension is the radical notion of a Palin 2012 campaign. Once you think about it a Palin presidential campaign seems a rational idea. After all, McCain’s only leads in the polls came after Palin was chosen as his running mate. From then on she drew huge crowds and press. The successes were tempered by her poor performance during debates and interviews (Russian vista outside her backdoor???). The question is can she garner support and pull together a Republican Party that is splitting over the issue of its identity. The republicans are struggling over the choice of whether to be defined by religious moralism, libertarianism or neo-conservatism (too many –isms). Palin’s grassroots populism and moralism have the potential to divide the party further, but hey…the Republicans might have no choice but to court a radical leader in the guise of an Alaskan governor (Mooseburgers). That is, until a centre-right leader can effectively lead their ailing party.

If you’re interested in what the public thinks about this, a little more than half of the American public has an unfavorable view toward her. Indeed history works against her as the track records of past vice-presidential hopefuls running for the top office is dismal (John Edwards anyone?)

Humbly Yours,

Rob Weir "R.A.W"

Super Obama World

http://www.superobamaworld.com/

Gather round boys and girls and try out the latest sensation among the Obama products following in the wake of his election. You may have heard of the Obama condoms (seriously there are some) or the Obama blowup dolls but I would like to introduce Super Obama World. It is basically a video game that allows players to move President–elect Obama over the state of Alaska (super Mario style). Watch out for Sarah Palin because she is keeping me stuck on level 1.

The game is free and the developers of Zensoft plan to update and add features as Obama goes through his presidency. I’ll be tracking high scores in comments. Winner gets one of those Obama condoms. http://www.obamacondoms.com/ “Experience is Not Necessary”

Humbly Yours,

Rob Weir "R.A.W"

IT Band and Psoas Release

So, some people know, some people don't but I have to get surgery on Thursday on my hip. So, everyone always asks whats wrong with it. Here's a lil interactive guide!

Problem 1: IT BAND holding on my strands

Problem 2: Torn Psoas Muscle


Problem 3: Partially torn Labrum





Solution 1: IT Band Release

Solution 2: Psoas Release

So, basically, I'ma be hurt for a while and I'd appreciate all your prayers and support. If you live here at West Point, come visit me, my surgery is Thursday, 1100 and I'll be at the hospital Wednesday and Thursday night.

Thanks for stopping by the blog as usual. Send ya boy a card or something!

CDT Devin T. Adams

P.O. Box 34
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY 10996

OR

Devin T. Adams
CO. H-2
745C Brewerton Rd.
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY 10997

-T. and RAW